About ACAMS

About the Association of Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialists

ACAMS is the largest international membership organization dedicated to advancing the professional knowledge, skills and experience of those dedicated to the detection and prevention of money laundering around the world, and to promote the development and implementation of sound anti-money laundering policies and procedures. ACAMS achieves its mission through:

Promoting international standards for the detection and prevention of money laundering and terrorist financing;

Educating professionals in private and government organizations about these standards and the strategies and practices required to meet them;

Certifying the achievements of its members; and

Providing networking platforms through which AML/CFT professionals can collaborate with their peers throughout the world.

ACAMS sets professional standards for anti-financial crime practitioners worldwide and offers them career development and networking opportunities. In particular, ACAMS seeks to:

Help AML professionals with career enhancement through cutting-edge education, certification and training. ACAMS acts as a forum where professionals can exchange strategies and ideas.

About the CAMS Designation

As money laundering and terrorist financing threaten financial and non-financial institutions and societies as a whole, the challenge and the need to develop experts in preventing and detecting financial crime intensifies. ACAMS is the global leader in responding to that need, having helped standardize AML expertise by creating the CAMS designation.
Internationally-recognized, the CAMS credential identifies those who earn it as possessing specialized AML knowledge. AML professionals who earn the CAMS designation position themselves to be leaders in the industry and valuable assets to their organizations.

Diverse and Elite Group of Professionals

The ACAMS membership base represents more than 160 countries and includes: